What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Benin and Somalia?

0.0178 units per person, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Somalia: Urban population, per capita

Benin

0.5336 units per person

in 2025

Somalia

0.5514 units per person

in 2025

Benin rank

147th

Somalia rank

144th

Urban population, per capita over time

Benin
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.5514 units per person against 0.5336 units per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0178 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Benin ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1284 units per person	0.2009 units per person	0.0724 units per person	Somalia
1970s	0.2227 units per person	0.2518 units per person	0.0291 units per person	Somalia
1980s	0.3089 units per person	0.279 units per person	0.0299 units per person	Benin
1990s	0.3657 units per person	0.3094 units per person	0.0563 units per person	Benin
2000s	0.4017 units per person	0.353 units per person	0.0487 units per person	Benin
2010s	0.4569 units per person	0.4426 units per person	0.0143 units per person	Benin
2020s	0.5138 units per person	0.5375 units per person	0.0238 units per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Benin or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.5514 units per person against 0.5336 units per person in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Benin and Somalia?: 0.0178 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Benin ranks 147th and Somalia ranks 144th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.